Football: Legendary 1860 Munich coach Werner Lorant dies

Football: Legendary 1860 Munich coach Werner Lorant dies

Werner Lorant took 1860 Munich from the third division to the Bundesliga and very nearly into the Champions League. Those heady days are now history for Bayern Munich's local rivals, but there may be hope on the horizon.

As a coach from 1860 Munich Werner Lorant became a cult figure in the nineties. Also because nobody shouted better than him.

The former Bundesliga coach Werner Lorant is dead. The long-time coach from 1860 Munich died at the age of 76, as the "Löwen" reported.

Werner Lorant is dead. The German cult trainer died on Easter Sunday after a long illness in a hospital in Wasserburg am Inn.

Lorant had taken over Munich in 1860 in the third league in July 1992, with him the promotion from the Bayernliga to the Bundesliga succeeded.

The football world mourns Werner Lorant! The coach legend died at the age of 76 on Easter Sunday.